Beneficial effects on host energy metabolism of short-chain fatty acids and vitamins produced by commensal and probiotic bacteria

Abstract The aim of this review is to summarize the effect in host energy metabolism of the production of B group vitamins and short chain fatty acids (SCFA) by commensal, food-grade and probiotic bacteria, which are also actors of the mammalian nutrition. The mechanisms of how these microbial end p...

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Main Authors: Jean Guy LeBlanc, Florian Chain, Rebeca Martín, Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán, Stéphanie Courau, Philippe Langella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-017-0691-z